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The Governor of Hofburg Palace is in charge of the Hofburg palace in Vienna. The office is under auspices of the Burghauptmannschaft.
The office exists since the Middle Ages and for most of the period and into the Baroque era the title was Burggrave. Starting in 1750 under the reign of Empress Maria Theresa the office became known as Burginspektor. It was changed again in 1850 under the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I to Burghauptmann, a title which also appeared however in the Middle Ages.
Originally the office was entrusted to guard the castle and defend it in case of attack. The holder of the office and the administration was located in the castle as well. Apart from the administration and logistics of the palace, it also included the movable objects such as furniture.
List of governors
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Burggrave Michael von Maidenau around 1434
Burghauptmann Niklas Barczal von Döbre 1443-1447
Burghauptmann Graf Johann von Schaunberg 1447-?
Burggrave Cristoff von Hohenveld 1492-1496
Vicedominus-Burggrave Siegmund Schnaidpeck 1497-1501
Vicedominus-Burggrave Hans Mader 1501-1503
Vicedominus-Burggrave Lorenz Saurer 1503-1525
Einnehmergeneral and Vicedominus Georg Khiembseer 1525-1526
Stadthauptmann of Vienna Hans von Greysenegg 1526-1530
Stadthauptmann Hanns Apfaltrer 1530-1538
Burgvogt Joachim von Thalheim 1538-1547 together with Administrator of Burggrave Christo Aichstetter 1541-1552
Burggrave Leopold Heyperger 1547-1560
Burggrave Veit Schärdinger 1560-1572
Burggrave Richard Perger 1572-1572
Burggrave Hanns Radlhofer 1573-1582
Burggrave Jacob von Haag 1582-1592
Provisional Burggrave Hans Wilhelm Rechperger 1592-1594
Burggrave Hans Painsodt 1594-1598
Burg-Countess Marie Painsodt 1598-1601
Burggrave Lucas Eisenhardt 1601-1616 together with Administrator of Burggrave Hanns Kreussig 1614-1617
Burggrave Erasmus de Sayue 1617-1632
Burggrave Oswald von Hüttendorf 1632-1642
Burggrave Andreas de Harena 1643-1661
Burggrave Johann Ostermeyer 1661-1678
Burggrave Peter Parent de Clerfort 1679-1693
Administrator of Burggrave Conrad Engel 1691-1694
Burggrave Siegmund Fürnpfeil von Pfeilheim 1694-1699
Burggrave Conrad Engel von Engelburg 1699-1709
Burggrave Nicolas Collard 1709-1725
Burggrave Johann Anton von Schiessl 1725-1756
Burginspektor Andreas Pögle 1750-1767
Burggrave Anton von Salazar 1756-1792
Burginspektor Andreas Pögle 1750-1767
Burginspektor Ignaz Brändl 1767-1795
Burginspektor Josef Fauken 1795-1808
Burginspektor Peter Roth 1808-1820
Burginspektor Johann Seri 1820-1835
Burginspektor Ludwig Wagner 1835-1850
Burghauptmann Ludwig Montoyer 1850-1870
Burghauptmann Ferdinand Kirschner 1870-1895
Burghauptmann Heinrich Lisseck 1895-1902
Burghauptmann Anton Niklas 1902-1909
Burghauptmann Anton Hauffe 1909-1915
Burghauptmann Rudolf Mammer 1916-1922
Burgbauarchitekt Ludwig Baumann 1922-1924
Burghauptmann Emanuel Karajan 1924-1933
Burghauptmann Rudolf Koppensteiner 1934
Alois Buresch 1935
Karl Walbinger 1936-1944
Rudolf Koppensteiner 1941-1945
Burghauptmann Paul Neumann 1945-1969
Burghauptmann Otto Sehorz 1969-1973
Burghauptmann Karl Bayer 1973-1986
Burghauptmann Richard Kastner 1987-1993
Burghauptmann Hans Müller 1994-1995
Burghauptmann Wolfgang Beer 1995-2010
Burghauptmann Reinhold Sahl 2010-
See also
Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle
References
External links
Burghauptmannschaft Austria (official homepage)